3rd Sem, ME

Materials Science ME 3rd Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Materials Science detail syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (Me), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17ME32), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other me 3rd sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit ME 3rd Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for materials science is as follows.

Course Objectives:

  • The foundation for understanding the structure and various modes of failure in materials common in mechanical engineering.
  • Topics are designed to explore the mechanical properties of metals and their alloys, polymers, ceramics, smart materials and composites.
  • The means of modifying such properties, as well as the processing and failure of materials.
  • Concepts of use of materials for various applications are highlighted.

Module 1

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Module 2

Alloys, Steels, Solidification Concept of formation of alloys: Types of alloys, solid solutions, factors affecting solid solubility (Hume Rothery rules), Binary phase diagrams: Eutectic, and Eutectoid systems, Lever rule, Substitutional and interstitial solid solutions, Intermediate phases, Gibbs phase rule Effect of non- equilibrium cooling, Coring and Homogenization Iron-Carbon (Cementite) diagram: description of phases, Specifications of steels. Solidification: Mechanism of solidification, Homogenous and Heterogeneous nucleation, Crystal growth, Numerical on lever rule

Module 3

Heat Treatment, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Alloys Heat treating of metals: Time-Temperature-Transformation (TTT) curves, Continuous Cooling Transformation (CCT) curves, Annealing: Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain growth, Types of annealing, Normalizing, Hardening, Tempering, Martempering, Austempering, Concept of hardenability, Factors affecting it hardenability, surface hardening methods: carburizing, cyaniding, nitriding, flame hardening and induction hardening, Age hardening of aluminum-copper alloys
and PH steels. Ferrous materials: Properties, Compositions and uses of Grey cast iron, Malleable iron, SG iron and steel,

Module 4

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Module 5

Composite Materials
Composite materials – Definition, classification, types of matrix materials & reinforcements,Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs), Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) and Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs), Particulate-reinforced and fiber-reinforced composites, Fundamentals of production of composites, Processes for production of composites, Constitutive relations of composites, Numerical problems on determining properties of composites.

Course Outcomes:

  • Describe the mechanical properties of metals, their alloys and various modes of failure.
  • Understand the microstructures of ferrous and non-ferrous materials to mechanical properties.
  • Explain the processes of heat treatment of various alloys.
  • Understand the properties and potentialities of various materials available and material selection procedures.
  • Know about composite materials and their processing as well as applications.

Text Books:

  1. Smith, Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2009.
  2. William D. Callister, Material science and Engineering and Introduction, Wiley, 2006.

Reference Books:

  1. V.Raghavan, Materials Science and Engineering,, PHI, 2002
  2. Donald R. Askland and Pradeep.P. Phule, The Science and Engineering of Materials, Cengage Learning, 4lh Ed., 2003.
  3. George Ellwood Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, McGraw-Hill.
  4. ASM Handbooks, American Society of Metals.

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